Akbar S. Ahmed Quotes
If change is to come-as it must-it needs to be from within an Islamic framework and introduced by Muslims who have credibility within their own society.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Textbook rental is a great concept. It is just a great business model.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.
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I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way we're starting games out. We have to start faster; I have to be sharper from the start, and I will be. And I'm confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.
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Just because scientists have the knowledge to do it, the technology to do it, and some may even have a financial motive or other incentive to do it, does not make it right.
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I don't think Flo Rida gets on just any song. If you look at the songs he has done - even The Saturdays one - was a hit. If it's not good enough, then he won't do it.
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The trouble with some cooking is that the real flavours get cancelled out by the wine, cream, and butter sauces.
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I randomly went to a casting session in my hometown in North Carolina, and the casting director introduced me to my manager. I really lucked into it!
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I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is a way to open up that information you want to get out to the reader.
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I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.
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When I first was a part of 'The Monster,' I really wanted to put it out under my name, but no record label thought it was good enough - until Eminem liked it.
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Government control gives rise to fraud, suppression of truth, intensification of the black market and artificial scarcity. Above all, it unmans the people and deprives them of initiative, it undoes the teaching of self-help…It makes them spoon-fed.
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Dance is the product of the necessity for pure emotional expression.
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By the time I got involved, Blockbuster had already worked out some of the kinks.
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If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
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I hope that most of us believe that we actually would all benefit from living in a more equitable society. If that's not happening, we're squandering human potential.
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If change is to come-as it must-it needs to be from within an Islamic framework and introduced by Muslims who have credibility within their own society.
